Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a tool for heritage conservation education

Abstract:

Since 2002 education of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is part of the curricula in the Architecture Faculty at the University of Cuenca-Ecuador. Initially, a GIS module was assigned to the last year students of the graduation program of―urban planning‖ thanks to the efforts of few educators; however, since the beginning its usefulness and its dissemination was questioned by the Faculty. The module was therefore oriented to become a more practical and participative tool. Now, a few years later, the poster aims to show the successful diffusion and application in other academic fields of the GIS module within the Architecture Faculty. A concrete example describes how GIS became a tool that complements heritage conservation education. In October 2010, a pilot program was set up in the option―Heritage Conservation‖ as part of the framework of the VLIR project―World Heritage City Preservation Management‖ between the KU Leuven, Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation and the Architecture Faculty at University of Cuenca. The project aspires at contributing to the conservation of the cultural heritage of the city by: i) developing tools, which supports an adequate management of heritage data, especially for decision-making and ii) capacity building, through lectures and/or field work for students and young professionals.

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2011

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